Traitors finalist on Mencap donations
Traitors finalist Alexander Dragonetti has told the BBC he’s “incredibly grateful” after people donated more than £70,000 to Mencap. “The funny thing is I said I’d donate some of my…
AstraZeneca ditches £450m investment in UK plant
AstraZeneca AstraZeneca has scrapped plans to invest £450m in expanding a vaccine manufacturing plant in Liverpool, blaming a reduction in government support. The pharmaceutical giant has announced its decision just…
Andrew’s aide told alleged spy Newsnight interview was a disaster
A senior aide to Prince Andrew privately admitted to an alleged Chinese spy that the duke’s BBC Newsnight interview had been a disaster, court documents show. Files disclosed to the…
Five-minute rule firm must pay driver’s expenses
Caroline Lowbridge BBC News, East Midlands Reporting fromDerby County Court BBC Peter Barton will not have to pay Excel Parking anything and will instead receive £19.50 A judge has ordered…
Barclays outage affecting payments and online banking
Barclays bank has confirmed it is experiencing IT problems which it says is affecting its app, online banking and payments in and out of accounts. The bank says it is…
Brexit had some benefits, No 10 says on anniversary
Becky Morton Political reporter Getty Images Five years ago Brexit supporters gathered outside Parliament to mark the UK leaving the EU The prime minister believes Brexit has had some benefits,…
Man in his 70s shot five times by masked men
A man in his 70s has been shot five times in his arms and legs by masked men in Coleraine. Police said they received a report of a shooting incident…
Digga D jailed for supplying cannabis for commercial profit
A leading UK drill star has been jailed for three years and 11 months for supplying 99lbs (45kg) of cannabis. Digga D, whose name is Rhys Herbert, was arrested at…
English farmland could be cut by 9% to hit green targets
To meet environmental targets 9% of England’s farmland will need to be converted into forests and animal habitats, according to new proposals released by the government. The benchmark was set…
Is Bridget Jones' Darcy based on Keir Starmer?
Author Helen Fielding on bringing her heroine to a Gen Z audience, and whether Bridget’s Darcy is based on the PM. Source link